Ah, thanks, TK. I'd forgotten that the Mediaeval Baebes had been posted on this thread before. These 2 Dickson tracks - it's easy to hear why I've wanted a 'tron for so long. It can be beautiful, ethereal, sinister, haunting, harsh, or powerful in ways no other instrument can achieve. Hence its comeback. People realised that synths couldn't do what the mellotron can. Now, they're reliable when they used to dive out of tune at the slightest excuse. Bob Fripp once said that "Tuning a Mellotron doesn't". Those days have gone. In Stroke 2 (can't do a hash), the jaw-dropping power chord with choir/strings at 2.52 is just awesome. The only other instrument on which a particular chord can produce such a listener reaction is a full-out cathedral organ. Can't wait to get my paws on it!

PS For future reference, KBV +, cut the YT video ID - in this case 'lDN8uo_sSSs'
and insert it after 'v/' in:http://www.youtube.com/v/
Click 'Flash' button and insert your completed link.
Edit the first part of the 'Flash' button insert to read:[flash=425,350]
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As long as a hundred of us remain alive, we shall never give in to the domination of the English. We fight not for glory, not for wealth nor honours but only and alone for freedom, which no good man surrenders but with his life...

An Daras have recently released a CD of Cornish language songs by the late Brian Webb and a CD with some Cornish language songs and Cornish favourites by the late John Bolitho. Great stuff.

I see Pete Berryman has been mentioned - the Cornish Django Rheinhardt. Great player. He was with Ralph McTell and the Famous Jug Band and composed some of their stuff.

Graham Sandercock and James Hawken did at least two CDs of Cornish language songs. Sandercock's lyrics stand by themselves as poetry. 'Dagrow Sygh yn Afrika' - about drought and famine in the Sahel - is guaranteed to stir the emotions. But there are lots of great songs here.